This is how the greeting between Nadal and Fonseca has been at the end of the final of the NextGen ATP Finals 2024
Joao Fonseca is now the proud winner of the NextGen ATP Finals 2024, joining names like Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, or Stefanos Tsitsipas who have achieved this before. In this match, Rafa Nadal was present in the stands as a tennis ambassador in Saudi Arabia, attending the country due to various commitments related to these NextGen Finals. At the end, Rafa wanted to shake his hand in a friendly greeting, while Fonseca dedicated a few words to him in his trophy ceremony speech: "I want to thank Rafa for being here, for us young ones, it is an honor that these personalities come to see us."
2014: 7-year-old Joao Fonseca watches 27-year-old Rafael Nadal compete at the Rio Open
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) December 22, 2024
2024: 38-year-old Rafael Nadal watches 18-year-old Fonseca win the #NextGenATPFinals title
Time flies ✨ pic.twitter.com/70o35CPLKW
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así ha sido el saludo entre Nadal y Fonseca al acabar la final de las NextGen ATP Finals 2024